Gay Mathews spent 43 years in the consumer finance industry, and recently retired as the President and CEO of a large regional credit union after serving in that position for 28 years. 

She currently serves amicus curae as a forensic accountant for the judiciary of the State of Hawaii, in addition to extensive volunteer work both local and international. She has a BS/BA, and an additional Masters in Organizational Change and Development. She has spent more than 40 years as a volunteer for State and Red Cross Disaster Services and associated community resiliency efforts, serving on numerous county and statewide boards.

She has been working with Alex and Eric for more than 20 years on a wide range of global humanitarian initiatives.